Shoe dating help needed

[missproper]

I keep going back and forth on the dates of these pairs. Silver ones 30's? Black ones 40's or 50's? Can anyone help?

 

[Living*Doll*Vintage]

I get a 30's feel on the silvers and 40's on the black - but I am not nearly as seasoned as I wish - wait for others input~

Very pretty shoes!

 

[missproper]

Thanks! Anyone else have any other thoughts?

 

[listitcafe]

40's onthe second the first could be 60's because oh heel.

-Chris

 

[ladieswholunch]

Def 40's on the bottom pair.. Top maybe 60's ?

 

[missproper]

Ok, so you think 60's on the silver ones?
Haha, the lady I got them from said they were older than the black pair.

 

[Jluthye]

I am not at all familure with shoes so please dont back on me but they dotn look 60s at all.... I can only go but gut and NO EXPERIENCE but i thought late 20s homestly.... but not 60s .. I dont see that at all... only if Jonothan said 60s would I believe it! lol

 

[lkranieri]

What does the name say on the shoes? I will look for them in the newspaper databases.
Lynne

 

[Jluthye]

Here is a 20s pai with the exact same heel at specialist auctions... so I trust the seller...

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...com.microsoft:*:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7TSHB&sa=N

 

[Jluthye]

here is a advertise ment form 1932.. all with very similar heels..

 

[debutanteclothing]

I say 30s on the first and 40s on the second

 

[missproper]

Originally posted by lkranieri
What does the name say on the shoes? I will look for them in the newspaper databases.
Lynne

Lynne, they're just marked "Combination Last", which I've seen on some pretty old shoes so I don't know....I'm confused....
I also saw this pic of 20's shoes with the same heel, so now I'm thinking 30's again
Thanks for posting that ad Jluthye! Cute shoes.

 

[Circa Vintage Clothing]

I'm with Sandra: '30s on the first, '40s on the second.

Nicole

 

[fuzzylizzie]

The top ones are 30s, the black ones, early 50s.

 

[thespectrum]

I too see early 30s & early 50s.

That's a cool ad!

 

[hipvintage]

Originally posted by fuzzylizzie
The top ones are 30s, the black ones, early 50s.

I'm just seeing this now. I agree with Lizzie. Very early 50's.

Janine

 

[cmpollack]

I've been thinking about the silver shoes in this thread for a couple of days now, because I realize that if I ran into them at a sale I would take them for modern t-straps (unless they had an obvious clue like name in faded old font... )

I'm totally fuzzy on what makes a shoe 30s! I had a pair of 90s Ferragamo t-straps last year that had a slightly pointier toe and more tapered heel, but still, they don't seem to have been hugely different...

Can those of you who were able to pigeonhole date on these immediately let me in on what tipped you off?

Many thanks! :bisou:

 

[Jonathan]

The black sling-backs are mid 50s, c. 1954-56ish. The toe is slightly almond, not round, and the heel is tapered and narrow but not quite yet a stiletto. The ankle strap idea is what makes them look older but ankle straps are still available, although they tend to be more popular in the late 40s.

The silver shoes are anywhere from middle 30s to early 40s. Sandals with interven straps like the vamp aren't introduced until 1933ish and the low block heel was typical for either larger sized shoes (presumabely intended for tall women who didn't want to add more height to their statures) or for dancing -- you see them on the feet of chorus girls and marathon dancers in pics from the 1930s.